Russia hits Ukraine energy infrastructure with major missile, drone strikes, Kyiv says


A firefighter works at the site of a residential building damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 22, 2026. REUTERS/Alina Smutko

KYIV, Feb 22 (Reuters) - ⁠Russia attacked Ukraine with dozens of ⁠strike drones and ballistic and cruise ‌missiles, focusing on energy infrastructure, the Ukrainian military and local officials said on Sunday.

The overnight strikes hit ​Kyiv and the region around ⁠the capital, the ⁠Black Sea port Odesa and central Ukraine, they ⁠said

At ‌least one person was injured in the Kyiv region, with damage ⁠reported in five districts where more ​than a ‌dozen houses were damaged, regional Governor Mykola ⁠Kalashnyk said ​on the Telegram messaging app.

Odesa Governor Oleh Kiper wrote on Telegram that a nighttime ⁠drone attack on the energy ​infrastructure of the region caused fires that had been extinguished.

Russia attacks the Ukrainian energy system ⁠almost daily, striking thermal power plants and electrical substations.

Attacks on power stations, the energy transmission system and the gas sector are ​important elements of the ⁠full-scale invasion of Ukraine launched by Russia ​in February 2022. Moscow ‌says it is seeking to ​undermine Ukraine's ability to fight.

(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Editing by William Mallard)

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